Question 1

Suburbs are defined not only by their location, but also by their…

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A) urban parks. 
B) imagery and symbolic meaning. 
C) ecological characteristics. 
D) emphasis on the public sphere. 
A) urban parks. 
B) imagery and symbolic meaning. 
C) ecological characteristics. 
D) emphasis on the public sphere. B

Question 2

Arguing that race has influenced the politics of exclusion practiced in many American suburbs, Bruce Katz suggests that urban sprawl can be seen as the inevitable result of…

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A) hyperurbanization and decreasing social capital. 
B) increasing high levels of urban crime in the United States. 
C) the increase of public space and a decrease in privatization. 
D) racial segregation and social exclusion. 
A) hyperurbanization and decreasing social capital. 
B) increasing high levels of urban crime in the United States. 
C) the increase of public space and a decrease in privatization. 
D) racial segregation and social exclusion. D

Question 3

Joel Garreau coined the term edge city to refer to a suburban area that includes corporate headquarters, industrial parks, shopping malls, and private homes that are surrounded by parking lots and close to highways.The development of edge cities reflects the…

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A) increasing movement of people around the world from rural to urban areas. 
B) reversal of the processes that led to the creation of technoburbs. 
C) desire of more affluent people to move back into cities and thus gentrify them. 
D) shift from a manufacturing economy to a post-industrial, information- and service-oriented economy. 
A) increasing movement of people around the world from rural to urban areas. 
B) reversal of the processes that led to the creation of technoburbs. 
C) desire of more affluent people to move back into cities and thus gentrify them. 
D) shift from a manufacturing economy to a post-industrial, information- and service-oriented economy. D

Question 4

Although he was writing before the post-World War II period of suburban development, Mumford did identify four key features of suburbia.What were they?

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The answer of Although he was writing before the post-World...

Question 5

Some urban scholars may criticize gated communities, but they clearly do provide heightened security.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that Lewis Mumford characterizes suburbs?

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A) They represented a collective effort to live a private life. 
B) Suburbia was a new type of community that was segregated in terms of space and class. 
C) Suburbs separated consumption from production. 
D) Suburbs represent the strengthening of community. 
A) They represented a collective effort to live a private life. 
B) Suburbia was a new type of community that was segregated in terms of space and class. 
C) Suburbs separated consumption from production. 
D) Suburbs represent the strengthening of community.

Question 7

New urbanism emphasizes racial diversity as a positive social goal.Most new urban communities…

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A) do exhibit considerable racial diversity. 
B) lack racial diversity, even though it is an important goal. 
C) include much affordable housing. 
D) are designed for automobile transportation. 
A) do exhibit considerable racial diversity. 
B) lack racial diversity, even though it is an important goal. 
C) include much affordable housing. 
D) are designed for automobile transportation.

Question 8

Which of the following terms does NOT fit with the others?

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A) technoburb 
B) residential suburb 
C) edge city 
D) exopolis 
A) technoburb 
B) residential suburb 
C) edge city 
D) exopolis

Question 9

Frederick Law Olmsted's vision led to all but ONE of the following.

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A) the development of elaborate urban parks 
B) the City Beautiful movement 
C) the development of late-nineteenth century suburbs 
D) the development of factory housing for immigrants 
A) the development of elaborate urban parks 
B) the City Beautiful movement 
C) the development of late-nineteenth century suburbs 
D) the development of factory housing for immigrants

Question 10

Kenneth Jackson examined the development of domestic, private, isolated suburban households in the nineteenth century, and identified seven key factors in the growth of such suburbs.What were the key factors in the growth of such suburbs?

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The answer of Kenneth Jackson examined the development of domestic,...

Question 11

Race is an underlying motivation for the rapid growth of boomburgs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Peter Calthorpe designed Laguna West, a planned new urban community, as an example of…

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A) an exurban village. 
B) transit-oriented development. 
C) new suburbanism. 
D) reverse White flight. 
A) an exurban village. 
B) transit-oriented development. 
C) new suburbanism. 
D) reverse White flight.

Question 13

Hutter stresses that the development of the suburban ideal, in itself, did not fully explain the massive suburbanization in the United States.Economic factors were also crucial, with a number of groups standing to gain both economically and politically from suburban development.Which groups benefited?

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The answer of Hutter stresses that the development of the...

Question 14

Hutter defines the suburb both in terms of spatial location and symbolic meaning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Robert Fishman argues that the nineteenth-century growth of suburbs, the "bourgeois utopias," represented a transformation in urban values.What was that transformation?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Robert Fishman argues that the nineteenth-century growth...

Question 16

Squatter settlements may also be referred to as autonomous settlements.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Explain the emergence of suburbs in the United States during the nineteenth century and their continuing development during the twentieth century.Be sure to address the underlying preconditions, causes, and effects of suburban development.

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The emergence of suburbs in the United S

Question 18

A new urban form with 100,000+ people, no central business district, that is not the largest metropolitan area in its region, and has subdivisions governed by homeowners' associations is a…

Accepted Answer

A) technoburb. 
B) boomburg. 
C) gated community. 
D) exurb. 
A) technoburb. 
B) boomburg. 
C) gated community. 
D) exurb.

Question 19

The social disorganization approach to squatter settlements stems from the ideal typical approach emphasizing group solidarity in rural life and social and personal disorganization in urban life.Hutter suggests that a third approach might recognize…

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A) that life in squatter settlements is chaotic and miserable and nothing can really be done about it. 
B) the strength of individuals and families in squatter settlements while taking into account the poverty and desperation of daily life. 
C) that every squatter settlement is unique and different and that no overall conclusions can be drawn about them. 
D) that the key variable in understanding such settlements is their use of information technology. 
A) that life in squatter settlements is chaotic and miserable and nothing can really be done about it. 
B) the strength of individuals and families in squatter settlements while taking into account the poverty and desperation of daily life. 
C) that every squatter settlement is unique and different and that no overall conclusions can be drawn about them. 
D) that the key variable in understanding such settlements is their use of information technology.

Question 20

The physical layout of new urban communities is intended to…

Accepted Answer

A) provide defensible space and reduce fear of crime. 
B) encourage people to move to the technoburbs. 
C) enhance the symbolic meaning of urban villages. 
D) heighten social interaction and civic action. 
A) provide defensible space and reduce fear of crime. 
B) encourage people to move to the technoburbs. 
C) enhance the symbolic meaning of urban villages. 
D) heighten social interaction and civic action.

Suburbs are defined not only by their location, but also by their…

Arguing that race has influenced the politics of exclusion practiced in many American suburbs, Bruce Katz suggests that urban sprawl can be seen as the inevitable result of…

Joel Garreau coined the term edge city to refer to a suburban area that includes corporate headquarters, industrial parks, shopping malls, and private homes that are surrounded by parking lots and close to highways.The development of edge cities reflects the…

Although he was writing before the post-World War II period of suburban development, Mumford did identify four key features of suburbia.What were they?

Some urban scholars may criticize gated communities, but they clearly do provide heightened security.

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that Lewis Mumford characterizes suburbs?

New urbanism emphasizes racial diversity as a positive social goal.Most new urban communities…

Which of the following terms does NOT fit with the others?

Frederick Law Olmsted's vision led to all but ONE of the following.

Kenneth Jackson examined the development of domestic, private, isolated suburban households in the nineteenth century, and identified seven key factors in the growth of such suburbs.What were the key factors in the growth of such suburbs?

Race is an underlying motivation for the rapid growth of boomburgs.

Peter Calthorpe designed Laguna West, a planned new urban community, as an example of…

Hutter defines the suburb both in terms of spatial location and symbolic meaning.

Robert Fishman argues that the nineteenth-century growth of suburbs, the "bourgeois utopias," represented a transformation in urban values.What was that transformation?

Squatter settlements may also be referred to as autonomous settlements.

Explain the emergence of suburbs in the United States during the nineteenth century and their continuing development during the twentieth century.Be sure to address the underlying preconditions, causes, and effects of suburban development.

A new urban form with 100,000+ people, no central business district, that is not the largest metropolitan area in its region, and has subdivisions governed by homeowners' associations is a…

The social disorganization approach to squatter settlements stems from the ideal typical approach emphasizing group solidarity in rural life and social and personal disorganization in urban life.Hutter suggests that a third approach might recognize…

The physical layout of new urban communities is intended to…

Introduction to Experiencing Cities

The Emergence of Cities

The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Urban Sociology

Chicago School: Urbanism and Urban Ecology

Urban Planning

Urban Political Economy, the New Urban Sociology, and the Power of Place

City Imagery

The Skyscraper As Icon

Experiencing Strangers and the Quest for Public Order

Seeing Disorder and the Ecology of Fear

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Families, Gender, and Singles in the City

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Exam 14: American and Global Suburbanization Patterns

Suburbs are defined not only by their location, but also by their…

Arguing that race has influenced the politics of exclusion practiced in many American suburbs, Bruce Katz suggests that urban sprawl can be seen as the inevitable result of…

Joel Garreau coined the term edge city to refer to a suburban area that includes corporate headquarters, industrial parks, shopping malls, and private homes that are surrounded by parking lots and close to highways.The development of edge cities reflects the…

Although he was writing before the post-World War II period of suburban development, Mumford did identify four key features of suburbia.What were they?

Some urban scholars may criticize gated communities, but they clearly do provide heightened security.

Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that Lewis Mumford characterizes suburbs?

New urbanism emphasizes racial diversity as a positive social goal.Most new urban communities…

Which of the following terms does NOT fit with the others?

Frederick Law Olmsted's vision led to all but ONE of the following.

Kenneth Jackson examined the development of domestic, private, isolated suburban households in the nineteenth century, and identified seven key factors in the growth of such suburbs.What were the key factors in the growth of such suburbs?

Race is an underlying motivation for the rapid growth of boomburgs.

Peter Calthorpe designed Laguna West, a planned new urban community, as an example of…

Hutter defines the suburb both in terms of spatial location and symbolic meaning.

Robert Fishman argues that the nineteenth-century growth of suburbs, the "bourgeois utopias," represented a transformation in urban values.What was that transformation?

Squatter settlements may also be referred to as autonomous settlements.

Explain the emergence of suburbs in the United States during the nineteenth century and their continuing development during the twentieth century.Be sure to address the underlying preconditions, causes, and effects of suburban development.

A new urban form with 100,000+ people, no central business district, that is not the largest metropolitan area in its region, and has subdivisions governed by homeowners' associations is a…

The social disorganization approach to squatter settlements stems from the ideal typical approach emphasizing group solidarity in rural life and social and personal disorganization in urban life.Hutter suggests that a third approach might recognize…

The physical layout of new urban communities is intended to…

Introduction to Experiencing Cities

The Emergence of Cities

The Industrial Revolution and the Rise of Urban Sociology

Chicago School: Urbanism and Urban Ecology

Urban Planning

Urban Political Economy, the New Urban Sociology, and the Power of Place

City Imagery

The Skyscraper As Icon

Experiencing Strangers and the Quest for Public Order

Seeing Disorder and the Ecology of Fear

Urban Communities and Social Policies

Families, Gender, and Singles in the City

The Consumer City: Shopping and Sports

Social Capital and the Resilience of Cities

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